Homework:Chapter 10 Homework Question 8, Problem 9 Part 1 of 3 HW Score: 39.05%, 11.71 of 30 points Points: 0 of 8 Climate Control, Inc., makes expedition-quality rain gear for outdoor enthusiasts. Management prepared a forecast of sales (in suits) for next year and now must prepare a production plan. The company has traditionally maintained a level workforce strategy. All workers are treated like family and have been employed by the company for a number of years. Each employee can produce suits per month. At present, finished goods inventory holds suits. The demand forecast follows:PLEASE ANSWER ALL PARTS OF QUESTION IN PICTURE. WILL RATE HIGH.

Climate Control, Inc., makes expedition-quality rain gear for outdoor enthusiasts. Management prepared a forecast of sales (in suits) for next year and now must prepare a production plan. The company has traditionally maintained a level workforce strategy. All nine workers are treated like family and have been employed by the company for a number of years. Each employee can produce 1,900 suits per month. At present finished goods inventory holds 22,600 suits. The demand forecast follows: Month Demand Month Demand Month Demand 1 24,000 5 31.000 9 12,500 2 15,500 6 27,500 10 15,000 3 13,500 7 25.000 11 19.000 4 17,500 8 21.000 12 5,500 a. Management is willing to authorize overtime in periods for which regular production and current levels of anticipation inventory do not satisfy demand. However, overtime must be strictly limited to no more than 20 percent of regular time capacity. Management wants to avoid stockouts and backorders and is not willing to accept a plan that calls for shortages. feasible to hold the workforce constant because (choose the correct answer below and fill in the Assuming that overtime is only used in periods for which shortages would occur, it free response boxes in your choice if appropriate): O A. after utilizing all regular and overtime production capacity, there are never any shortages. OB. overtime is first required in month and, after utilizing all regular and overtime production capacity, there is a shortage in that month of positive whole numbers.) suits. (Enter your responses as